Comparison

Lonely Road vs Cocoa Cupcake

Dunn-Edwards DE6146 and PPG 1086-7, ΔE 2.31 apart

Dunn-Edwards Lonely Road DE6146 on a wall, hex #947754
Lonely Road Dunn-Edwards DE6146
PPG Cocoa Cupcake 1086-7 on a wall, hex #967859
Cocoa Cupcake PPG 1086-7
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 2.31Close cousins. Paint a sample of each before you choose.

Dunn-Edwards Lonely Road (DE6146) and PPG Cocoa Cupcake (1086-7) measure a delta-E of 2.31 apart. They sit within 0.1 LRV points of each other, so neither will look brighter than the other on the same wall. Both carry a similar amount of color, at chroma 24.4 and 22.6. The undertones part company: Lonely Road reads as a yellow at hue angle 74.8 degrees, Cocoa Cupcake as a orange at 71.3. Close, but a large sample of each will show the gap, particularly against white trim. If you need the Cocoa Cupcake depth in Dunn-Edwards's line, start from its LRV of 20.0 rather than matching by name.

Is Dunn-Edwards Lonely Road the same color as PPG Cocoa Cupcake?

Not quite, but close - Dunn-Edwards Lonely Road and PPG Cocoa Cupcake are delta-E 2.31 apart, close enough that most rooms would not show the difference.

What is the delta-E between Dunn-Edwards Lonely Road and PPG Cocoa Cupcake?

The measured color distance between Dunn-Edwards Lonely Road and PPG Cocoa Cupcake is delta-E 2.31.

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 2.31 Lonely Road and Cocoa Cupcake
LIGHTESTLonely Road LRV 20.1
DARKESTCocoa Cupcake LRV 20.0
SPREAD0.1LRV points

Side by side

measured values
Lonely Road Cocoa Cupcake
Brand Dunn-Edwards PPG
Code DE6146 1086-7
Hex #947754 #967859
Light reflectance 20.1 20.0
Undertone yellow orange
Chroma 24.4 22.6
Hue angle 74.8° 71.3°
Color family tan tan

Each on its own

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